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    Roads and Highways General Development Thread

    While they are not keeping the project website up to date at all, the second largest DOT contract (I-495/I-90 interchange the largest) is ongoing in Weston/Newton. Presentation from March when it was at the MassDOT Board for approval...
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    North Washington St Bridge

    Traffic is being shifted to the completed half of the new bridge today. Traffic from Boston/North End has been shifted as well as pedestrians. Traffic from Charlestown expected to be shifted this afternoon.
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    Biking the Boston 'Burbs (Trails, MDC, & Towns beyond Hubway area)

    Waltham Begins Construction On 2.7-Mile Segment of Mass. Central Rail Trail – StreetsblogMASS Waltham has begun construction on the $9 Million, 2.7 Mile segment of the Wayside Rail Trail thru town. This project will also include traffic calming on Prospect Hill Road & Hammond Street with raised...
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    General Infrastructure

    MWRA, they are in planning/design to install a new 24" water transmission main thru Lexington for redundancy and are looking at using the path as a possible way to connect the two existing mains.
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    Riverside Development | 333 Grove Street | Newton

    I wanted to bump this a little bit (sorry for excitement) but I now work in the area and pass by the site almost daily. There has been a lot of surveyors out on Grove Street, the 128 ramps and the site itsself. There has also been test pits dug near the I-95 NB off ramps and along the edge of...
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    New infrastructure bill

    495/90 interchange reconstruction is already funded and ready for construction. The Design-Build contract was just advertised last week. Funded at $339 Million. Its why they accelerated the bridge replacements on the Pike this year.
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    North Washington St Bridge

    Bridge girder erection began this week.
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    MBTA Construction Projects

    They will also be sliding the Intervale Road bridge as well that weekend. 2 bridge slides, one weekend. Also a bridge slide by MassDOT in Weymouth on Route 18 over the Commuter Rail that same weekend. And of course another rapid replacement on the Pike in Southborough. Busy weekend
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    Quabbin & MWRA Water & Sewer

    The City of Waltham got notified recently that the MWRA will be installing 9,000 Feet of 36" pipe down Lexington Street from the Lexington Line (Old Friendly's) to Totten Pond Road. Work is expected to be done in 2 phases under 2 separate construction contracts. This first contract is expected...
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    General Infrastructure

    Well, its been exactly 10 years since the 93 fast 14 project replaced 14 bridges in 10 weekends in the Summer of 2011 in Medford. Now, MassDOT is ready to do it all over again, with the "Acceler-8" project. The project will replace 8 bridges in 8 weekends this Summer on the Mass Pike I-90 in...
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    MBTA Red Line / Blue Line Connector

    Glad to hear this project is finally moving forward. Looks like $13 Million in funding for design/engineering for next year. Good to also hear they decided to go with a Cut & Cover Tunnel. While it will be a pain to excavate a huge hole in the middle of Cambridge Street, its the right way to do...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    T posts those updates under the Green Line Transformation project updates. While its being done at the same time as the Green Line Extension its a different project. According to their June 4th update, the Leachmere Viaduct project is overall 77% complete with a complete run down on items...
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    Rt 128 Interchanges

    last I heard and this was years ago now, was they want to do the interchange work in phases. 2 smaller phases and then the major interchange project. I believe Phase 1 was going to be replacement of the Washington Street Bridge over I-95, Phase 2 was going to be the widening of I-95NB from I-93...
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    Biking the Boston 'Burbs (Trails, MDC, & Towns beyond Hubway area)

    City of Waltham is replacing the decking and railings on the foot bridge over the Charles River that connects the Blue Heron trail to the plaza on River Street behind Shaws. The bridge will be closed 24/7 for 2-3 weeks (till mid June)
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    Fenway Center (One Kenmore) | Turnpike Parcel 7, Beacon Street | Fenway

    Looks like Phase 2 is a go, according to their website, J.F White contracting has been awarded the contract to build the deck over the Pike. Here is the description " J.F. White was recently awarded the Fenway Center Project Phase II – Deck and Foundation Package in Boston, MA. The work under...
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    Waltham Infill and Small Developments

    That last building that was demolished is the 180 Third Avenue development. Just found this link for the project. 180 Third Avenue (stantec.com) The other one is the 300 Third Avenue development. Life Science Development | 300 Third Ave | Waltham, MA
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    New relocated I-90 Westbound on ramp opened this morning at 5:00am from Newbury Street.

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